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(November 15, 2007 at 20:17)
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Now available in size Not Five Feet Tall At The Bar! |
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A human-powered vehicle (HPV). It's mostly a design competition, but we do race 'em. There's a top speed event and an endurance race (sorta like a road circuit race). It's a hell of a fun way to get credit. |
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I'll give YOU a bar! ...whatever that means. Besides, you're the one who has more fequent altercations with gravity. And no, there are no weight restrictions. That frame was only a few pounds, though. 0.5 mm ti on the main frame - it's insanely light. |
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Read the picture description. Then put "human powered vehicle" into Google. |
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There's a certain beauty to a dedicated commuter. You just have to look really, REALLY hard to see it. |
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"New bike tried to sleep on the couch" ...but you felt bad and let it sleep in the bed, leaving the couch for your wife. |
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How was Volcano Ridge? I've heard it's a good one. |
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This is "dracones" from the forums. |
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This is "never" from the forums. |
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I have a concern: If someone was pulling enough Gs to need that steep of a wall, how would this person have made it through the initial part of the spiral? A bank needs to provide the ability to pull constant Gs throughout. It's an awesome project, I'm just saying I'm concerned about some details of the layout. |
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It's a pretty straightforward Horst link, but there are two shock mount locations for 4.5" or 6" and two pivot locations for a rising or falling linkage rate. The rising rate works well with a coil spring and the falling rate, which I'm using in the picture, works well with an air spring. |
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Thanks. I keep thinking about replacing it, since I've had it for six years, but there's nothing I like better. I'll try a Pivot Mach 5 and Ibis Mojo at some point, but they're going to have to be damn good to pull me away from my Quasi. |
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Wow. That would be great...if I could turn right. Seriously, I'm hopeless to the right! |
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A good blast from a hose should clear out the tubes. Lizard Skins is making special 1 mm thick covers for those who are concerned. I get the feeling this is more of a proof-of-concept item than anything destined for heavy production (what with the price and all). Maybe we'll see this tube style used on down-tubes only to maximize the benefits (stiffness to weight ratio and damage tolerance) and keep the cost down. |
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Did anyone else notice that shares of Loctite are trading higher since the release of these photos? |
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Apparently someone hasn't seen the destruction caused by mining. I suspect wood is a lot more environmentally friendly. |
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Ibis Mojo Or Pivot Mach 5? This decision just got more difficult. |
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Relax, people, it's for triathlons. Some road riders will probably give it a try, too, but that's the extent of it. It's not intended for dirt. |
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I doubt it's light. Despite their simplicity, even basic track bikes tend to be surprisingly heavy. The ones marketed to the public as fixies/poser-commuters aren't stiff enough for track competition. Even the endurance track event bikes are heavy. When you don't have to go up and down hills or accelerate rapidly, weight isn't an issue. The current hour record holder's bike, for example, was over 40 lbs - might've even been 50. |
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Now that is one good looking bicycle. Minus the seat. |
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I'm guessing it's carbon. If I had to guess, I'd say it's pre-preg that was wrapped, woven, twisted, and what not, then expanded from the inside with a bladderto set the tension and shape. Or maybe it was wrapped around a mold from the start, with no expansion. Either way, it's definitely carbon. |
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Come on, Steve, if you're not going to race on your sponsor's tires, could you at least put 'em on for display? |
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